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Bernard Langan – Five Essential ExercisesA short curriculum fromhttp://www.stillnessinmotion.com/bio.htmlBernard Langan has studied martial and restorative arts intensively for over 35 years and is an internationally respected instructor and practitioner of Ba Gua, Hsing-I, Chen Pan Ling style Tai Chi, I Liq Chuan, Pentjak Silat, Eskrima, Taoist Nei Gung and Chi Gung. He is a specialist in the fields of Bodywork, Movement Education and Biomechanics.Bernard is a Certified Practitioner of Advanced Zen Bodytherapy, and Zen Triggerpoint Anatomy by William S. “Dub” Leigh, D.Z., and the International Zen Therapy Institute, Inc.Bernard is a member of the IASI, the International Association of Structural Integrators and is designated as a Professional Structural Integrator by the IASI.Bernard has continued advanced studies of Structural Integration through a private mentorship with Certified Advanced Rolfers Jim and Karen Price of Palo Alto, CA; both students of the founder of Structural Integration, Dr. Ida P. Rolf.Bernard is a Certified Advanced Level Practitioner of  Physio-Synthesis under Ida Thomas, MABernard is a Certified Practitioner of Somatic Education in the lineage of Thomas Hanna under the auspices of Eleanor Criswell Hanna, Ed.D., and the Novato Institute for Somatic Research and TrainingBernard studied Craniosacral Orthopedics extensively under Dr. Curtis Turchin, D.C., M.A., who was a Bioenergetic Psychotherapist and practitioner of Postural Integration before becoming a successful Chiropractor.Bernard is a Certified Coach of The Rossiter System, a powerful 2 person method of creating space and length in the all layers of the body’s vast network of connective tissues; fascia, tendons and ligaments.Bernard is a practitioner of traditional Aboriginal energetic and physical healing modalities trained by the late Gerry Bostock, an Australian Aboriginal Tribal Elder, Healer (Kurradji) and Spiritual Teacher of the Bundjalung Tribe.Bernard has studied Manual Therapy and Exercise Rehabilitation under Roy Goldberg RPT with whom he maintains a close personal relationship. Bernard is a Formal Lineage Disciple, licensed Instructor and inner door student under Grandmaster Chen Yun Ching, of Tai Chung, Taiwan; in the Lineage of Grandmaster Chen Pan Ling (Tai Chi, Hsing-I, Ba Gua, Nei Gung, Honan Shaolin, Feng Chuan, Chinese Weaponry).Bernard is a Formal Lineage Disciple and Second Generation inner door student in the art of I Liq Chuan under world renowned Grandmaster Sam F. S. ChinBernard’s other main Chinese Internal Arts teacher is world renowned Master, Laoshi Luo De Xiu of Tai Pei, Taiwan; (Ba Gua, Hsing-I, Tai Chi, Nei Gung), with whom he has maintained a trusted, close and deeply valued relationship that began in 1993. Bernard is a First Heir Lineage Holder and Full Guru (Instructor) under the late Maha Guru “Pak” Victor de Thouars in the Indonesian art of Pentjak Silat Sera-SerakBernard became a private student of the late Maestro Sonny Umpad in the Philippine art of Visayan Eskrima in 1997, and is a Lineage Holder and Guro (Instructor) of the Visayan style of Corto Kadena / Largo Mano Eskrima.Bernard is a student of Dan Harden Sensei founder of the San Gen Kai International.Bernard is a personal student of Shihan Roy Goldberg 7th Dan of Daito Ryu Aiki Jujutsu.Other distinguished martial arts instructors include: the late Hadji Yasser Tanadjalan of the Moro Yakan Tribe in Basilan, Mindanao, Philippines; Bruce Juchnik, Hanshi of Kosho Shorei Ryu Kempo; Gurdev Nidar Singh sole surviving and ninth teacher of the Barba Darbara Singh Shastar Vidya Akhara; Grandmaster Ismail Sujadi of the West Javanese family system of Pasunda Pencak Silat; and Chinese Internal Arts Masters – Roger Hagood of Pingshan China – Hakka Southern Praying Mantis – (Kwongsai Jook Lum and Chu Gar), Ron Wilkerson, B.K. Frantzis, Wang Hao Da, Cai Sai Fang and Fong Ha. Bernard is a member of the Pentjak Silat Serak Council of Elders, a senior advisor to MACS, the Martial Arts Collective Society and a Program Advisor in Somatic Therapies to the I Liq Chuan, ILC Therapeutic Educational Programs.Bernard’s personal practice has also been influenced and deepened by the teachings of: Makato Okamoto Sensei Master of  Nihonden Daito Ryu Aiki Jujutsu, Sensei Tetsuzan Kuroda Headmaster of Shinbukan – the Kuroda family system, Taoist Yoga and Tai Shing Pek-Kwar Master Paulie Zink; Shandor Remete, founder of the Shadow school of Hatha Yoga; Grand Master “Bapak” Willem de Thouars, founder of Kuntao/Silat de Thouars; American Catch Wrestling expert Tony Cecchine; strength and conditioning specialist James “Tiger” Jones founder of Team Elite Fitness, and Torsten Kanzmeier founder of Lei Gong Nei Quan, a martial arts practice with roots in the Shamanic tradition of the Sámi people of Lapland.​Bernard’s related cross training includes: Chinese Bodywork (Tui Na and Gua Sha), 5 Element Diagnostic Theory, Visceral Manipulation, Myofascial Release, Taoist and Zen Meditation, Taoist Yoga, I-Chuan, Mindanao Silat Asli, Kosho Shorei Ryu Kempo, Chi Lin Chuan Fa, Eight Drunken Immortals Kung Fu, Aikido, Pangai Noon/Uechi-Ryu Karate (Black Belt), Wing Chun, Southern Praying Mantis, Tibetan Lung Ta, Western and Thai Boxing, Kuntao, Dumog, Moro-Moro, Sikaran, Kalari Payattu, Nata Yoga (Shiva Tandava), Hatha Yoga, Modern Dance, Feldenkrais Method, Alexander Technique, Gurdjieff Movements, Shamanism, and Chinese Tea Ceremony. He is a graduate of St. John’s College, Annapolis, Maryland where he received a classical education with double major degrees in Philosophy and Mathematics, double minor in Languages (Ancient Greek and French).FIVE ESSENTIAL EXERCISESNo details on the shop page.http://www.stillnessinmotion.com/store/p8/FIVE_ESSENTIAL_EXE…The first DVD consists of basic exercises for internal arts:LengtheningTwistingRotationUp and down motionThe second video combines various exercises from the first DVD.